The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-02

cWhat Is Going on mt the Theaters-
The Welcome to Gen. ColIins-Th
Ho oodium Evil.
BosToN, Aug. 81.
Castle Garden has not a monopoly of ex
tortion from immigrants. The opportu
mites for squeezing money out of ignoran
re.gnere are not so plenty at this port a
at New York, but such as they are they arr
improved. At the Cunard wharf tn,
monopoly OF baggage carrying, which il
wisely given to one party as means o.
protecting the immigrants from swindlers
is abused by excessive charges-two OF
three times ordinary rates. Disregard fol
the immigrants rights is also sometimes
shown by delivering baggage many hours
behind time, compelling the poor foreigners
- 10 lingcr in the city long after the time
when they should start for their destination.
A case in point occurred the other day.
have reliable information that young man
named Egan who arrived here penniless, ex-
pecting to be met b. friends from Brocktull
was disappointed in that respect, and bor-
rowed 90 cents from a truckman on the
wharf; on the security of his trunk, which
the truckman agreed to forward to Brock
ton on receipt of 81.
The immigrants are often delayed here
from. s O'Clock in tles morning till or 7
O'Clock at night, TO 10 rel, IN except that
they are not able to get tser baggage
promptly, though tits landed bn the wharf
AOften before the passengers are out Many
the immigrants stly there on the wharf
i day in the dry clothing which they
ave -wn'a on thevoyage over, unable to
get change If dress because their goods
are beyond their reach.
A IL, l.4o
pearance of the sisters of charity and other
benevolent peopleat the Cunard wharf on
the arrival of the steamers loaded with i'm
migrants The safeguards about the in
coming people are lone too many. If the
number of immigrant girls who are led
astray or cheated ami insulted, in the course
OF the year, could bereckoned up, it would
make startling tota. The harpies hover
about the wharf constantly.
Apparently, the Museum managers
think the public lanker for military
plays. Hence they are now giving
the "Dominies Daighter,'' which would
De as good ply as ''Held by the
Enemy" if it contained as much humor
and as pretty sbry But it doesn't. The
play has plenty, If thrilling situations with
out much successful relief in the way of fun.
NE coSSedy counting Of the house-keeper
anc the iWatchman Of the ward has no bear
ing on The rest of the drama, and is the
only touch of humor.
The play is pl obably too artificial TO have
long run. Its main interest depends on a
bit of stage morality that bears about the
same resemblance to genuine morality that
gaslight green does to the color of we'll
kept lawn. 1t is the silly old theory that it is
Iot< 20 o,,<n, i,,,,,, nd hofa-
full marriage than to break a promise
which. should never have been given.
Queer, isn't it, how the carpenters who
hew out popular plays bolster up the situa-
tons with such shabby morals as that.
Out of the whole religious lumber yard they
choose only the worm-eaten and rejected
timbers. Take the palpably false morals
from the popular plays and you knock the
underpinning from three -fourths of them.
The "DomineS Daughter is a story of
the Revolution, the scene i'll New York
city while under Sir Henry Clinton's
rule. Dates and events are mixed
up regardless Of history. Appeals
to the patriotism of the audience are luad e
ingeniously to supplement the weak at
fractions of the play, and of course the
Revolutionary taffy brings down the
house.
In the end the villain of the play relents
at the church door and hands his betrothed,
the heroine, over to the man she loves.
That is the only really good thing in the
play
Charles Barron's temperance in the
company is welcomed by the public, though
his part is not a display one.
Boston events date not more from Garri-
son or the tea party than from William
Ex-nr oil xrhn
''knows the city, knows his sturdy form.
The fortieth anniversary of his first appear
ance on the sage came last week and pro-
voked reminiscent play-goers into story
telling. 1t is figured that Mr.. Warren has
played nearly 600 different parts, enact
)lng them over $4,000 times. Only one
of his fellow actors of forty
years ago, Joseph Alfred Smith, is now
known to be alive. He is at the Forrest
Home for Actors
The Boston theater is devoted to min
strelsy this week Their local burlesque is
nuts to those who enjoy the squabbles
among the opera singers who hail from
here The characters are termed members
of the Boston Idle Opera company" and
include Barney Bee, Fessen Den, Whitney
Karl Mile. de Loozo- ann and the Army, by
Joy Street cadets, Joy street being the CEN
ter of the negro quarter.
Having been well stretched in all parts of
the country, ga Pair OF Kids is now be-
ing tried on the Hub for the first time, at
the Globe
If the Boston ball players don't drink less
and play more, the public will be disap-
pointed, not to say mad. For several weeks
they have been swallowing beer and whis-
key immoderately. Worse still, personal
spite seems to be making mischief in the
club.
Comparatively few people in the city are
aware that The Traveller is daily devoting
a column of its space to declaring that the
hoodlum must go. OF course the other pa
/ pers. in accordance with journalistic usage,
SQok on and say nothing, SO that an excellent
poitunity is offered to observe the effect
weak newspapers prlcking of inert
e officials. The result has upon the
been highly gratifying, for the po-
several divisions have made resoute
lpon corner loafers and brought a
of them into court. The forces of
divisions, though, need more